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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1997
Kazuyuki Kazami, Itabashi-ku, JP;
Norikazu Yokonuma, Adachi-ku, JP;
Hideo Hibino, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisashi Okutsu, Yokohama, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The thumbnail image signal output apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image input device which inputs an image; a storage device which stores a plurality of images each of which has been input via the image input device; an image processing device which processes the image which has been input; an update device which updates one of a plurality of images stored in the storage device which corresponds to the image processed by the image processing device to the image after such processing; an image conversion device which converts a plurality of images stored in the storage device into thumbnail images; and an output device which outputs an image signal for displaying converted thumbnail images upon a display device.